Onitsha vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$972
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2129
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$590
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$1043
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.2
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$709
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
36
24
😀 Quality of life
12
39
🏙️ Population
1.48M
6.56M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 64% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5680th and 7740th ($972 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 263rd in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Onitsha compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Onitsha ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 9148th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Onitsha vs Shaoyang

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Onitsha Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$496
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1843
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.1
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.2
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.21%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$642
$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$3.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.97
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.68
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.7
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$99.9
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.22
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.62
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1617
$11393

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OnitshaShaoyang

Cost of living

$349

$907

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$776
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$741
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$601
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$535
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$655
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$677
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$553
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$1113
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$743
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$1030
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$1265
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$555
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$670
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$820
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$709
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$371
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$613
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$590
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$526
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$759
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$1121
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$747
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$755
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Distance City Cost of living
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$536
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$553
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$579
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$609
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$590
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$579
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$582
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$570
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$586
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$575
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$577
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$480
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$563
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$539
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$724
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$573
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$577
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$522
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$533
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$596
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$755
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$549
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$590
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$758
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$569
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$556
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$564
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$589
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$600
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$561
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$591
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$591
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$761
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$579
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$602
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$575
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$600